Makeup concealer conceals camouflages dark circles, tiny lines, and minor blemishes. If your concealer goes dry during the day, try dabbing on eye cream or gel to revive then set with powder. Use a small brush or your fingertip and apply only where needed. Try choosing a concealer that's one shade lighter than your natural skin tone. This will cover dark circles and blemishes more naturally.

  MAKEUP EYE TIPS & TRICKS

1. Fight droop.
Lightly shade the area just above the arch of your brow with a nude or white liner and blend. This subtly lights up your face and creates the illusion of higher brows and lids, which is great for droopy or tired eyes.

2. Smudge-proof your liner.
Apply it with a pencil or a tiny brush, then trace over the line with a matching powder shadow. To make it last even longer: Wet your shadow brush with Visine first.

3. Make your eyes look larger.
Place a lash curler at the roots of your lashes, then slowly "walk" it out to the tips, pressing as you go.

4. Outsmart your mascara.
Love the waterproof kind but hate wrestling to remove it?  First apply a coat of regular mascara , then top it with waterproof. This way, the waterproof formula locks onto the other mascara instead of your lashes, so it comes off more easily — when you want it to.

5. Widen your eyes.
To look more refreshed, use white or nude eyeliner — but this time, below your eyes, not above. Pull down gently on your under eye and trace the line between the lower lashes and the inside rim. Stop before you reach your tear ducts.

 

1. Pick the right shade.
What most of us do: Swipe a possible new color on the back of our hand to see if it flatters. A better idea, test the lipstick on your fingertip — that way, you can hold the color next to your face to see how it looks. (No mirror? Your finger is still a better gauge, since it's similar in color and texture to your lips.)

2. Get buff.
For the prettiest finish, run your toothbrush over your lips to exfoliate any dry skin (a damp paper towel also can do the job). Post-scrub, lipstick will glide on without caking.

3. Fill in fine lines.
Here's a way to keep lipstick from feathering (a great trick if you have tiny wrinkles above your upper lip): Coat your mouth and go slightly outside your lip line with a clear balm  before applying color.

4. Extend the life of your lipstick.
So you'd like your color to last through lunch, but you don't like the feel of long-wearing formulas? Apply a coat of regular lipstick, then press it with a single-ply tissue and powder lightly (over the tissue) with a puff or brush. This sets the color and prevents running and feathering.

5. Plump up.
For a finishing touch, dab the middle of your lower lip with a bit of silver or gold lip gloss. Any makeup artist worth his shimmer powder will tell you this is the fastest route to creating the illusion of fullness. But remember: If you blot or purse your lips, you'll blur the pouty full lip effect.